How to Run an Office Football Pool

How to Run an Office Football Pool

Below are step-by-step instructions on quickly getting up and running with your office football pool.
  1. Decide on the type of football pool. We host a wide variety of football pools
  2. Create the football pool.
  3. Put a message on the home page of your football pool: Editing Your Office Pool Home Page | HelpDesk | OfficePoolStop.com
  4. Customize the pool's look-and-feel using the Branding page. 
  5. Set your football pool pick deadline: Pool League Deadline | HelpDesk | OfficePoolStop.com
  6. Update the league settings via Manager -> League Settings with any features you want to use, such as enabling bonus points.
  7. Invite players via the Manager -> Invite Players page to join your pool!
  8. Kick back and relax!
Be sure to also check out our Manger Control Panel Tutorial video. 
These steps are a summary, for more details see our blog on this same subject: Step-By-Step Guide on How to Run an Office Football Pool

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